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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia's palm oil stocks seen to drop further to 2.24mil tonnes in April
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Supply tightening boosts value for Malaysian palm oil
EU Biofuel Policy Could Defeat Its Environmental Aims
09/04/2012 (New Straits Times) - Is it really in Europe's interest to provoke a trade war with emerging markets in Southeast Asia and Latin America over biofuels? Of course it is not.
Pakistan Urged To Reduce Import Duty on Palm Oil
09/04/2012 (The Star) - Pakistan's palm oil importers want their government to reduce duty on palm oil product imports from Malaysia just like the 15% duty cut made for Indonesia.
Agbekoya Seeks Govt’s Support on Food Security
09/04/2012 (Nigerian Tribune) - If Nigeria is to starve off famine that stares it in the face now, the right path to take is for the government at both federal and the states to support efforts by farmer groups to aggressively transform the agricultural sector of the economy. This view was canvassed by Chief Kamorudeen Aremu Okikiola, President, Agbekoya Farmers’ Asociation at the inauguration of the Osun State chapter of the association in Osogbo recently. Okikiola noted that the era of paying lip service to food sufficiency in the country was gone for good, as a nation that cannot feed itself will be at the mercy of those feeding it with the danger of compromising its security.
Palm Oil Imports Rise
09/04/2012 (The News) - The country’s palm oil imports witnessed an increase of 28.36 percent during the first eight months of the current fiscal year against the same period last year, according to the official data on Friday.
Activity At Karachi And Qasim Ports
09/04/2012 (Business Recorder) - Business Recorder did not receive the daily cargo handling operation report from Karachi Port Trust (KPT) on Saturday.
Finding Vitamin E\'s Anti-cancer Properties
09/04/2012 (New Straits Times) - A group of researchers is embarking on a clinical trial on breast-cancer patients to find out if the vitamin E extracted from palm oil is an effective anti-cancer agent.
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Ends Flat, Demand Hopes Support
06/04/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures were barely changed at the close of trading on Thursday, after gaining more than 3 percent in the last three sessions, as demand hopes stemming from worries about tighter soybean supply continued to support prices.
Cooking-Oil Imports by India Surge on Local Prices, Tax Concern
06/04/2012 (Bloomberg) - Cooking-oil imports by India, the world’s biggest palm oil buyer, probably more than doubled in March as high domestic prices and speculation that taxes will be increased in the annual budget spurred buying.
Palm Oil Flat
06/04/2012 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian palm oil futures were barely changed at the close of trading on Thursday, after gaining more than 3 percent in the last three sessions, as demand hopes stemming from worries about tighter soybean supply continued to support prices.
